Conditions Right Now
Your Loadout
Tackle + Bait Slots
Trolling: dodger + pink squid, corn-tipped. Winter loadout: auger, ice cleats, short jig rod, insulated bibs.
How To Fish It
Best rigs: White 3" tube jig on 1/8 oz head over 15-30 ft; troll pop gear + worm; pink squids for kokes at 30-50 ft
Bait and lures: Tube jigs, minnow-pattern lures, shoepeg corn on koke gear
Best time: First light to 10 AM. Season: Ice-off (May) & October; great ice fishing
Local tip: Utah's best trout lake, period. Release all cutthroat 15-22 in (slot limit). The Ladders & Chicken Creek arms produce.
Species Playbook
Cutthroat Trout
Rig: Strawberry: white tube jig 15-30 ft; Bear Lake: troll minnow-profile lures
Bait: Tube jigs, dead minnows (where legal), dry flies in creeks
When: Morning bite is king; ice-off is legendary
The Bonneville cutthroat is Utah's state fish. Strawberry slot: release cutts 15-22 in.
Rainbow Trout
Rig: Slip-bobber or sliding sinker rig, 4 lb line, size 8-10 baitholder hook
Bait: PowerBait (rainbow/garlic), nightcrawler, small spinners (Panther Martin, Jake's)
When: Early morning & last 2 hours before dark
Utah's #1 fish. If a pond got stocked this week, cast anything shiny. Perfect first fish for kids.
Kokanee Salmon
Rig: Troll pink/orange squid behind a dodger, 25-60 ft down
Bait: Pink squids tipped with white shoepeg corn
When: Crack of dawn - bite dies mid-morning
CLOSED to harvest during fall spawn (check dates). Turn bright red in September.
Getting There + Nearby
Nearby adventures: Strawberry Bay Campground (Camping, 2 mi) · Strawberry River (Fishing, 11 mi) · Currant Creek (Fishing, 11 mi) · Whiting Campground (Camping, 23 mi)
Quick Answers
- What fish are in Strawberry Reservoir?
- Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Kokanee Salmon.
- What is the best bait at Strawberry Reservoir?
- Tube jigs, minnow-pattern lures, shoepeg corn on koke gear
- When is the best time to fish Strawberry Reservoir?
- First light to 10 AM. Season: Ice-off (May) & October; great ice fishing.